and the stars fell | a sky: cotl fanfic | ೃ࿔₊•

With the stars united, our light was infinite.
But darkness came, and the stars fell.
Together, the stars built a new home in the clouds.
If only they had listened...
A long time has passed. Now, I call to you.
Wake up, child. Bring our lost stars home.

-TGC's Sky: Children of the Light Official Starter

FOR MILLENNIA, the stars lived in peace high above the clouds and the moon with the Megabird guarding over them. They were shining with light, something deemed precious to the world.

But then darkness came, and the stars fell to the clouds below. They rebuilt their old world in pieces, creating their realms, with an Elder guarding over each one. The most powerful Elder, the King Resh, built his paradise- EDEN.

Over time, this new civilization evolved. The stars discovered Darkstone, a type of dark-powering rock that came in the form of stones and plants. They used it to build temples that grinded light creatures to get the essence stored inside and grant them longer lives. Then they started industrializing certain realms: the Vault of Knowledge, what is now known as Golden Wasteland, Hidden Forest, but most of all the King Resh's EDEN. Some of the Elders were against this, but they had no choice but to revamp their realms.

With power, must come destruction. Darkstone allowed Darkness to be stored and used, and with the mass production and usage of it, Dark begun to overcome Light in the realms. The King was corrupted by Dark, becoming a powerless star in EDEN. Dark also began to trap the Prince in a diamond-shaped dark prison.

The civilians were enraged. Some of them wanted to revert back to how life was before Darkstone. Others wished for an adequate use of Darkstone. And some agreed with its mass usage. A civil war ensued in Dusk, now called Golden Wasteland, leaving the place in ruins.

The Megabird, who had watched over them, could not bear to see their world destroyed. It gave pure Light to the Elders to form Skykids, the saviors of the world.